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Oceanography Vocabulary

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Salinity means
a)
how many fish are in the water
b)
how much salt is in the water
2.
Which best describes the continental shelf?
a)
a flat underwater valley 
b)
a region of mountains in the deep ocean 
c)
a shallow area of sediment near the shore 
d)
a region with high water pressure 
3.
The ocean floor 
a)
is always a flat bed of sand 
b)
has mountains, plains, and ridges like land surfaces
c)
is covered by the same amount of water everywhere
d)
covers less area than land
4.
Where is the ocean deepest?
a)
ocean trench
b)
volcanic island
c)
abyssal plain 
d)
mid-ocean ridge
5.
The large flat region of the ocean floor is called the 
a)
ocean trench
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
seamount 
6.
What is an underwater mountain formed by a volcano?
a)
trench
b)
rift zone
c)
seamount
d)
mid ocean ridge
7.
What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?
a)
seamount
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
continental slope
d)
rift zone
8.
What are underwater mountain ranges called?
a)
continental shelf
b)
mid-ocean ridges
c)
abyssal plains
d)
continental slopes
9.
What is the flat land located on either side of the mid-ocean ridge?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
ocean basin
10.

The horizontal distance between two wave crests.

a)

wave height

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

trough

11.

The measurement of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid.

a)

Sodium Chloride

b)

Salinity

c)

Bio-luminescence

d)

atoll

12.

The vertical distance from the crest of a wave to the trough.

a)

wave height

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

13.

Tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, at the new and full moons.

a)

Neap Tide

b)

High Tide

c)

Spring Tide

d)

Tidal range

14.

The highest point of a wave.

a)

Trough

b)

Spring Tide

c)

Crest

d)

Neap Tide

15.

Movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern.

a)

Tides

b)

Ocean Currents

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

waves

16.

A tide minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon.

a)

Neap Tide

b)

Spring Tide

c)

Low Tide

d)

High Tide

17.

The daily rise and fall of Earth’s waters on shores.

a)

Waves

b)

Tides

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Spring Tides

18.

The movement of energy through a body of water.

a)

Ocean Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tidal Range

d)

Tidal Bulge

19.

The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation.

a)

Frequency

b)

Salinity

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

holdfast

20.

An abnormal climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years in the Pacific Ocean, causing changes in winds, currents, and weather patterns that can lead to dramatic climate changes.

a)

Ocean Current

b)

El Nino

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

Salinity

21.

The height difference between high and low tide.

a)

Neap Tide

b)

Spring Tide

c)

Tidal Bulge

d)

Tidal Range

22.

Water that is a mixture of both fresh and salt.

a)

Estuary

b)

Mangrove Forest

c)

Brackish Water

d)

Salt Marsh

23.

Tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents.

a)

Nekton

b)

Plankton

c)

Benthos

d)

Squidward

24.
A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake (and landslides, volcanic eruptions, asteroids) beneath the ocean floor.
a)
wave train
b)
double crest
c)
tsunami
d)
hurricane
25.
__________ describes living factors in the environment.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
photic
d)
aphotic
26.
This ocean is found in the northern hemisphere; is the coldest and is 7% the size of the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Artic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
27.
This is the largest ocean covering 30% of the surface of the Earth!!
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
28.
This ocean is found mostly in the southern hemisphere; smaller than the Atlantic; In 2004 a magnitude 9 earthquake generated a devastating tsunami along its coastlines
a)
Artic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
29.
This ocean stretches the longest distance north to south; on the East Coast of the United States.
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Artic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
30.
Microscopic, free-floating, autotrophic organisms that function as producers in aquatic ecosystems
a)
phytoplankton
b)
zooplankton
31.
Microscopic animals that swim or drift near the surface of marine environments.
a)
phytoplankton
b)
zooplankton
32.
The lowest point of a wave is the _____
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
33.
The movement of deep, cold and nutrient-rich water to the surface is _____.
a)
wave train
b)
photosynthesis
c)
upwelling
d)
tsunami
34.
Any nonliving component of an environment.
a)
biotic
b)
photic
c)
abiotic
d)
aphotic
35.
Which of the following causes tides?
a)
The gravity of the sun only.
b)
The gravity of the moon only.
c)
The gravity of both the sun and moon.
d)
The gravity of the earth.
36.
This increases as depth increases________
a)
light
b)
pressure
c)
temperature
37.

What is the deepest location on earth?

a)

Everest

b)

Kilamanjaro

c)

Mariana Trench

d)

Abyss

38.
a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Wavelength

d)

Wave Height

39.
a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Wavelength

d)

Wave Height

40.
a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Wavelength

d)

Wave Height

41.
a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Wavelength

d)

Wave Height

42.

Which is true about tides?

a)

They help transport ships all over the world

b)

They help transport nutrients from the shore to the ocean

c)

They create seamounts

d)

They occur twice a year

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